What does GT stand for in a car? like Mustang GT

 

Grand Touring

 

Or "Gran Tourismo" in Italian

 

Both of the above answers are correct. It is a term originally applied to european cars that are more than sedans but less than flat out sports cars. It connotes performance but with a civilized edge. It has been bastardized by domestic marketing to the point that it really has no meaning when applied to domestic automobiles

 

Lawdog, you should submit that to Websters for the next dictonary.

 

You mean for instance a Yugo GT?

 

Now THERE is a true contradiction in terms.

 

Had a buddy of mine that worked at an auto parts store... Guy walks in and says, "I'd like a gas cap for my Yugo please." My friend replied, "That sounds like a fair trade!"


You know... a picture of a Yugo with a big wing on the back would be one of the funniest things to ever be witnessed!

 

True Story: I had a colleague in grad school who had a Yugo. The day after the 2 year warranty expired (I kid you not), the transmission in his car fell out while driving home on a road that was about to be paved. Those _____ (fill in the blanks since I'm not sure where it was made Russia or the former Yugoslavia) sure were precise in their engineering!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by David
[B]True Story: I had a colleague in grad school who had a Yugo.